How Much Does it Cost to Have a Book Scanned?

 

Book scanning prices start at $97 for books up to 300 pages. See our pricing page for more information
Shipping Cost (within the Continental U.S.) – FREE with orders over $100.

 

How Long does it Take?

 

Our turnaround time does not generally exceed 7 business days, depending on the volume of customer orders. If it looks like your book will take more than the standard time to scan, we will notify you via e-mail with an approximate timeframe for completion.

 

What does book scanning actually involve?

 

Book scanning involves scanning the pages of a book and converting them into a digital format. Book scanning is ideal for many types of books, and can be used in several ways, such as:

• To promote your own work (a book you’ve written or contributed to)
• To add to public domain materials and make your own niche “info product”.
• To make a digital copy of an antique or fragile book for safekeeping
• To have a replica of a book on CD for use with blind reader programs

How long does it take to scan a book?

 

Depending on the number of pages, it generally takes 5-7 business days for a book to be scanned and for the OCR output (the result of the computer software which digitally “reads” the book) to be edited for any minor errors which may occur.

 

I’ve been told by other document imaging companies that it would be necessary to tear the pages out of my book and cut up its binding in order to scan it. Is that true?

 

It may be true for other document imaging companies. However, through BookScanning.com, your books are not cut up or otherwise damaged in order to scan them. This way, you save on the cost of rebinding your book, or finding a replacement for it!

 

What format(s) are the scanned books saved as?

 

Your finished book will be saved in “.doc” format, which will easily allow you to make modifications, additions or revisions to the finished work. This file format can be read in all major word processing programs, including Microsoft Word (any version), WordPerfect, OpenOffice and online document applications.  Your book can also be scanned as images only (TIFF and JPEG) or saved as PDF format for easy sharing and printing.

How do we get started scanning my books?

 

Once we receive your preliminary information form submission, we will contact you (generally by e-mail) to discuss your book scanning needs in further detail. Once you decide to move forward with having your book(s) scanned, we will e-mail or fax a contract for you to sign that covers our agreement. Once we receive the signed contract, we’ll get started scanning your books, and will correspond with you along the way should we have any questions or need clarification.

 

Where do I send my books?

 

Please send your books to:

BookScanning.com
PO Box 13127
Sissonville, WV 25360